Relating to: retired credential status for certain professionals holding credentials granted by the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers, and Professional Land Surveyors; extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.

Senator Shilling moved that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 119 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organizationand taken up at this time.

President Roth, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand informal.

POINT OF ORDER

hist110226Senator Fitzgerald raised the point of order that the motion to withdraw a bill from committee is out of order at this time and that motion should be made under the 13th order of business.

The chair ruled the point of order well taken, citing a previous ruling on a motion to withdraw a bill from committee was out of order made by Senator Risser on February 1, 2000, and that the Senate has set a clear precedent that motions to withdraw bills from committee and take up should be made under the 13th order of business.